Flights New Orleans → Houston
MSY → IAH
Route overview
The flight route from New Orleans to Houston operates with an average on-time performance of 87%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of just 5 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 771 flights using various aircraft models including Airbus A319, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-700, Airbus A320, and Canadair Regional Jet 700, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 40.98 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The New Orleans (MSY) → Houston (IAH) route is operated by Air Canada, Lufthansa Cargo, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1029 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.40%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from New Orleans the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New Orleans (MSY) to Houston (IAH) heads west for about 489 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 2m.
Departures from New Orleans on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 37% of MSY-IAH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New Orleans the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,029 tracked MSY-IAH flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 3.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lufthansa Cargo (LH) | 76% | 15 min | 7.1% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSY-IAH
On the New Orleans (MSY) -> Houston (IAH) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 1029 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New Orleans-Houston is 3.40% across 1029 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: Air Canada, Lufthansa Cargo, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
